I wish I was a fly on the wall at Apple's discussions with the Chinese government. Is Apple really allowed to encrypt everything and whatnot in China, or has it

I wish I was a fly on the wall at Apple's discussions with the Chinese government. Is Apple really allowed to encrypt everything and whatnot in China, or has it reached some sort of "partnership" with Chinese companies where the data goes through them first in China, like many other American companies have done. Otherwise, how is Apple "getting away" with protecting Chinese users' privacy at a time when the Chinese government is cracking down on all such things?